At the time of writing, Patterson-UTI Energy Inc [PTEN] stock is trading at $7.09, down -0.84%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The PTEN shares have gain 5.04% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 19.16%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc [NASDAQ: PTEN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 10, 2025, when JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Underweight but kept the price target unchanged to $6 for it. Previously, Barclays downgraded its rating to Equal Weight on October 13, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $6. On July 15, 2025, Piper Sandler initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $7 on the stock. Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $6.50 on May 19, 2025. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Goldman upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on December 13, 2024, and downed its price target to $10. In a note dated January 16, 2024, The Benchmark Company downgraded an Hold rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Patterson-UTI Energy Inc fluctuated between $5.10 and $9.57. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $7.17 within the next 12 months. Patterson-UTI Energy Inc [NASDAQ: PTEN] shares were valued at $7.09 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 1.13% based on the average PTEN price forecast.
Analyzing the PTEN fundamentals
According to Patterson-UTI Energy Inc [NASDAQ:PTEN], the company’s sales were 4.84B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -13.36% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.05% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.01%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.02, Equity is -0.04 and Total Capital is -0.02. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.4.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Patterson-UTI Energy Inc [NASDAQ:PTEN] has a current ratio of 1.64. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.44, and the Cash Ratio is 0.24. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.56, the price to book ratio is 0.83.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved STEWART JAMES CARL, Director, that happened on Dec 18 ’25 when 0.37 million shares were sold. Director, STEWART JAMES CARL completed a deal on Dec 17 ’25 to sell 0.35 million shares. Meanwhile, Director JCS Partners LP bought 0.72 million shares on Dec 17 ’25.
